Why the Supreme Court Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision Matters in Texas
June 4, 2018
Texas has no statewide law that explicitly protects LGBTQ Texans from discrimination — and Texas Republicans have a history of using religion as a weapon to discriminate.
Supreme Court Decisions We’re Watching for in June
May 24, 2018
The Court is set to decide some really important cases by the end of June — cases covering a lot of issues that matter to and impact the lives of Texans, from LGBTQ equality and immigration to workers’, voting, and abortion rights.
LGBTQ Texans Score Victory in Federal Court, As Texas Republican Party Continues to Discriminate
April 17, 2018
A federal court in Texas ruled that civil rights law protects LGBTQ Texans from workplace discrimination the same week the Texas Republican Party denied an LGBTQ conservative group a booth at their convention.
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Progress Texas: 2017 By the Numbers
December 20, 2017
Our biggest stories of the year
Amid Harvey Recovery, Houston Fights to Defend Marriage Equality in Texas
September 21, 2017
Houston is fighting Texas GOP’s insidious attempt to relitigate marriage equality and discriminate against LGBTQ Texans.
The Resistance Killed Gov. Abbott’s Special Session Bathroom Bill
August 16, 2017
Keep on resisting. Speak out. Show up. It works.
Here Are All the Awful Bills Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Passed in a Week
July 28, 2017
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, at Governor Abbott’s behest, orchestrated a cruel act of political theater with very real and devastating consequences on Texans’ lives.
Lt. Gov. Patrick Fast Tracks Awful AF Bills Through Texas Senate This Weekend
July 20, 2017
Progressive advocates and lawmakers are fighting back.
Texas Special Session, Explained
July 19, 2017
State lawmakers came back to the Capitol yesterday to take up Gov. Greg Abbott's twisted special session agenda. On the agenda - attacking the rights and lives of Texans. Again. So let's dive into what makes this session especially messed up.
5 Ways Texas GOP Will Try to Screw Texans Over During Governor Abbott’s Special Session
June 30, 2017
Governor Abbott called a special session of the Texas Legislature, putting the lives and rights of Texans on the line to score Republican primary points.
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Open Letter to Gov. Abbott and Texas Lawmakers: An Attack on Any Texan Is An Attack on All Texans
June 21, 2017
36 groups representing diverse voices across the state denounce the extreme politics driving the Texas legislative agenda and vow to fight back.
What Progressives Fought for this Legislative Session
June 7, 2017
Resistance at the 2017 Texas Legislative Session
TEXAS STRONG: Resistance at the 2017 Legislative Session
June 2, 2017
Progressives from around the state and our champions in the legislature fought hard this session. From immigrant and voting rights to LGBTQ equality and reproductive freedom - we will continue to resist attacks on our fundamental rights.
The Worst of the Worst Texas Legislative Session in Pictures, Annotated
June 1, 2017
This session was pretty awful and by most accounts, the worst in recent history
Powerful Republican Donor & Notorious Bigot Threatens “Wicked State Legislators” Over Bathroom Bill
May 23, 2017
In a "prayer" that reads like a terroristic threat, Lt. Gov Dan Patrick backer Steven Hotze took aim at his political opponents.
Texas Democrat calls out GOP separate-but-equal bathroom bill
May 22, 2017
Watch Rep. Senfronia Thompson call out the Texas GOP's discriminatory bill for what it is: a separate but equal bathroom bill targeting vulnerable transgender kids."Bathrooms divided us and they divide us now...separate but equal is not equal at all."
Hate & Intolerance Exposed on the House Floor
May 16, 2017
As part of a larger effort to insert religious refusal provisions into uncontroversial, state agency review bills, Republicans in the Texas House passed an amendment that would allow for discrimination against LGBTQ Texans seeking legal assistance.
Texas House GOP Passes Discriminatory Bill Targeting Kids in CPS
May 10, 2017
The broad ‘license to discriminate’ bill uses religion to target vulnerable kids, LGBTQ Texans, and reproductive freedom.
CALL TODAY: Stop anti-LGBTQ, anti-reproductive rights bill
May 5, 2017
Call (844) 489-5685 now to get connected with your Texas Representative
Texas Lawmakers are Locked in the Bathroom
May 1, 2017
If the Texas Legislature is going to waste time, they should do so on something less mean-spirited, less regressive and less discriminatory.
